,,ib ,union ,calendar ,no4 #fjh #aaeth ,,congress #b;d ,session ,h4 ,r4 #egea ,report ,no4 #aae-ghb ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of ,,representatives ,may #aj1 #bjah ,mr4 ,bishop of ,utah 7for himself1 ,mr4 ,curtis1 ,mrs4 ,love1 and ,mr4 ,stewart7 introduced the following bill2 which was referred to the ,committee on ,natural ,resources ,june #be1 #bjah ,reported with an amendment1 committed to the ,committee of the ,whole ,house on the ,state of the ,union1 and ordered to be printed ,strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic ,for text of introduced bill1 see copy of bill as introduced on ,may #aj1 #bjah ,a ,,bill ,to redesignate ,golden ,spike ,national ,historic ,site and to establish the ,transcontinental ,railroad ,network4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,golden ,spike #aejth ,anniversary ,act4 #b4 ,definitions ,in this ,act3 7#a7 ,adjacent landowner ,the term adjacent landowner means the non-,federal owner of property that directly abuts the ,park boundaries4 7#b7 ,historical crossing ,the term historical crossing means a corridor with a maximum width of #cj feet across former railroad rights-of-way within the ,park-- 7,a7 that has been used by adjacent landowners in an open manner multiple times in more than #a of the past #aj years for vehicle1 farm machinery1 or livestock travel2 or 7,b7 where existing utility or pipelines have been placed4 7#c7 ,network ,the term ,network means the ,transcontinental ,railroad ,network established under section #d4 7#d7 ,park ,the term ,park means the ,golden ,spike ,national ,historical ,park designated under section #c4 7#e7 ,secretary ,the term ,secretary means the ,secretary of the ,interior1 acting through the ,director of the ,national ,park ,service4 7#f7 ,transcontinental ,railroad ,the term ,transcontinental ,railroad means the approximately #a1iab-mile continuous railroad constructed between #ahfc and #ahfi from ,council ,bluffs1 ,iowa1 to ,san ,francisco1 ,california4 #c4 ,redesignation 7a7 ,redesignation ,the ,golden ,spike ,national ,historic ,site designated ,april #b1 #aieg1 and placed under the administration of the ,national ,park ,service under the ,act of ,july #aj1 #aife 7#gi ,stat4 #dbf71 shall be known and designated as the ,golden ,spike ,national ,historical ,park4 7b7 ,references ,any reference in a law1 map1 regulation1 document1 paper1 or other record of the ,united ,states to the ,golden ,spike ,national ,historic ,site shall be considered a reference to the ,golden ,spike ,national ,historical ,park4 7c7 ,network ,the ,park shall be part of the ,network4 #d4 ,transcontinental ,railroad ,network 7a7 ,in general ,the ,secretary shall establish1 within the ,national ,park ,service1 the ,transcontinental ,railroad ,network4 ,the ,network shall not include properties used in active freight railroad operations 7or other ancillary purposes7 or reasonably anticipated to be used for freight railroad operations in the future4 7b7 ,study ,the ,secretary shall-- 7#a7 inventory ,national ,park ,service sites1 facilities1 and programs2 and 7#b7 identify other sites1 facilities1 and programs1 to determine their suitability for inclusion in the ,network1 as delineated under subsection 7e74 7c7 ,duties of the ,secretary ,in carrying out the ,network1 the ,secretary shall-- 7#a7 produce and disseminate appropriate education materials relating to the history1 construction1 and legacy of the ,transcontinental ,railroad1 such as handbooks1 maps1 interpretive guides1 or electronic information2 7#b7 enter into appropriate cooperative agreements and memoranda of understanding to provide technical assistance under subsection 7d72 and 7#c7 create and adopt an official1 uniform symbol or device for the ,network and issue guidance for the use of such symbol or device4 7d7 ,elements ,the ,network shall encompass the following elements3 7#a7 ,all units and programs of the ,national ,park ,service that are determined by the ,secretary to relate to the history1 construction1 and legacy of the ,transcontinental ,railroad4 7#b7 ,with the consent of each person owning any legal interest in the property1 other ,federal1 ,state1 local1 and privately owned properties that have a verifiable connection to the history1 construction1 and legacy of the ,transcontinental ,railroad and are included in1 or determined by the ,secretary to be eligible for inclusion in1 the ,national ,register of ,historic ,places4 7#c7 ,other governmental and nongovernmental programs of an educational1 research1 or interpretive nature that are directly related to the history1 construction1 and legacy of the ,transcontinental ,railroad4 7e7 ,cooperative agreements and memoranda of understanding ,to achieve the purposes of this section and to ensure effective coordination of the ,federal and non-,federal elements of the ,network described in subsection 7d7 with ,national ,park ,system units and programs of the ,national ,park ,service1 the ,secretary may enter into cooperative agreements and memoranda of understanding with1 and provide technical assistance to1 the heads of other ,federal agencies1 ,states1 units of local government1 regional governmental bodies1 and private entities4 #e4 ,agreements affecting certain historical crossings 7a7 ,programmatic agreement ,no later than #f months after the date of enactment of this ,act1 the ,secretary shall enter into a ,programmatic ,agreement with the ,utah ,state ,historic ,preservation ,office and other consulting parties to add certain undertakings in the ,park to the list of those eligible for streamlined review under section #ajf of the ,historic ,preservation ,act of #aiff 7#ed ,u4,s4,c4 #cjfajh74 ,in the development of the ,programmatic ,agreement1 the ,secretary shall collaborate with adjacent landowners1 ,tribes1 and other consulting parties4 7b7 ,adjacent landowners ,after the completion of the ,programmatic ,agreement under subsection 7a71 an adjacent landowner shall give the ,secretary notice of proposed certain undertakings4 ,the ,programmatic ,agreement shall include provision for a #cj-;day approval or disapproval process for the proposed certain undertaking4 7c7 ,definition of certain undertakings ,as used in this section1 the term certain undertakings means those activities that take place on1 within1 or under a historical crossing and-- 7#a7 will last less than #a month and will have limited physical impact on the surface of the historical crossing2 7#b7 have been implemented by an adjacent landowner or other adjacent landowners in the past2 or 7#c7 is the subject of a categorical exclusion under the ,national ,environmental ,policy ,act of #aifi 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #dcba et seq474 #f4 ,invasive species control ,at the request of an adjacent landowner1 within #cj days of such a request1 the ,secretary shall authorize the adjacent landowner to participate in the eradication of invasive species in the ,park for a period of up to #aj years1 subject to renewal4 ,such an authorization shall provide-- 7#a7 that the invasive species proposed for eradication is identified as such by the ,national ,park ,service2 7#b7 that the method1 timing1 and location of the eradication must be approved by the ,secretary2 and 7#c7 appropriate indemnification of the adjacent landowner4 #g4 ,funding clarification ,no additional funds are authorized to carry out the requirements of this ,act4 ,such requirements shall be carried out using amounts otherwise authorized4 ,june #be1 #bjah ,reported with an amendment1 committed to the ,committee of the ,whole ,house on the ,state of the ,union1 and ordered to be printed